Private sector employment growth kept pace, but health care and construction continued to provide nearly all the momentum.

Job growth continues to favor certain industries, including health care, ADP said.

Private sector employment growth kept pace, but health care and construction continued to provide nearly all the momentum.

Private sector hiring in the United States remained steady in March, bolstered by small businesses, the ADP National Employment Report said Wednesday.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%.

New jobs grew while unemployment held firm in the United States in March with 178,000 nonfarm payrolls added, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.